Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
| WASHINGTON, February 1.-Senate.-Mr
Plumb presented petition of citizens of
Kansas for improved railway mail service,
which service he declared was nov simply
disgraceful in that state. Bills were re-
ported from committee and placed on the
calendar as follows: For the location and
establishment of q home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers west of the Rocky mountains.
Mr.. Morgan, by request, introduced a bill
to encourage the holding of q national in
dustrial exposition in 1888, of the arts and
products of the colored race. The senate
then resumed the consideration of the sum
dry civil appropriation bill. Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment appropriatinR S4O,-
600 to complete the building at Fort Scott,
Kansas. Agreed to. Without disposing of
| the bill the senate adjourned.
WAsHuNaroN, February 2. senate.-Mr.
George, from the committee on agriculture,
reported back favorably the house bill appro-
priating $4,000, to be Immediately avail
able for the special distribution of seeds in
the drought stricken section of Texas by the
agricultural department.. Passed. The seD-
ate then resumed consideration of the sundry
civil bill. A long discussion ensuad concern
ing eoast defenses and the navy, after which
the bill passed. Mr.. Teller called up the
senate bill providing for a military post
near Denver, Colorado, (passed by the SEN
ate and amended by the house) and moved
that the house amendment be concurred in.
Carried. (The bill as passed appropriates
800, COO.) The house bill to bridge the
Missouri between Omaha and Council
Bluffs, reported from the committee on
commerce with amendments. passed. Ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-Senate. -Mr.
Evarts introduced bill for the pur chase
OF John Ericsson's Destroyer. and ten en-
larged steel vessels of the same type, for
defending the harbors of the United States,
appropriating $112,COO and $2,OOO,OOO for
these purposes respectively. A resolution
offered last session by Mr.. Ingalls, to dis
charge the committee on pensions from the
further consideration of the hill removing
the limitation on application for arrears of
pension was taken up. The resolution was
by Mr.. Plumb, calling on the. secretary of the
interior for information as to whether there
is any rule of the pension Cffice whereby
any applicant for pension is denied hear
ing by reason of being also petitioner to
congress, was taken up and discussed.
Laid aside without action. The senate then
went into executive session and soon after
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-Senate.-Mr.
Hoar, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported back, with an amendment in the
nature of substitute, the house joint reso-
luton authorizing an investigation of the
books, accounts and methods of the Pacific
railroads which have received aid from the
United States. The senate then passed the
senate bill to credit and pay the several
states and territories and the District of
Columbia all monies collected under the
direct tax levied by the act of August 1861.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the railroad attorneys bill, and after numer-
GUS amendments it was passed.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-Senate.-Sixty
house bill granting pension of $50 month
to the widow of Brigadier General Thomas
Francis Meagher, the house bill increasing |
the pension of the widow of Colonel Amos |
Hempkill Jones, of the marine corps, from |
$50 to $40 month; senate bill increasing |
the pension of the widow of Major General
Hunter to $50 a month, and one giving an
army nurse $12 a month; one giving a
volunteer nurse $25 month; one increasing |
the pension of the widow of Commodore
Spicer to $50, and one increasing the pen
sion of the widow of Colonel Loren Barrett
to 800. The senate then proceeded to the
of the Indian appropriation
bill. The bill (which contains fifty two
printed pages) was passed without discus
sion. The senate bill to incorporate the
Atlantic & Pacific Ship Railway company
the Fades Tehauntepec billy was taken up
rs special order. Mr.. Morgan addressed
The senate, and an adjournment was taken
before the conclusion of his remarks.
WASHINGTON, February 7.-Senate.
lutions of the Kansas legislature for the
organization of the territory of Oklahoma
we're presented and referred to the COM
nittee on territories. Mr.. Teller reported a
dill granting certain lands to the city of
Colorado Springs for water reservoir.
Mr.. HOar presented memorial of the
rational board of trade in favor of a general
bankruptcy law. The senate being about
dawley move d to proceed to the considera-
ion of the bill TO encourage the manufac-
ure of steel for modern army ordnance,
rmor and other army purposes, and to pro-
1de heavy ordnance adapted to modern !
rmy warfare. The bill appropriating $21,- .
O,OOO for coast deftnses and improved
ordnance was passed. The senate then re- .
umed consideration of the Eads Tehauntepec :,
ILL., and Mr.. Morgan conc Guided his speech :
q support of it.. After an executive session :
ne senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-Eouse.-Mr.
y mum, of Indiana, from the committee on a
reported bills authorizing the b
iver at Kansas City, and across the Miseis- =
jpni Qf Mamnhis Mr. Inverino IF Moo | 1